Where does “ernen” come from?

ernen (Middle English) comes from Old English irnan, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

ernen (Middle English): To earn to accrue or receive payments

Definitions

  1. To earn to accrue or receive payments

Ancestry of “ernen”, step by step

ernen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English irnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishirnanAlternative form of rinnan; to run
2Old Englishrinnanto run
3Proto-West Germanic*rinnanto run, to flow
4Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

via Old High German arnōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanarnōn—
2Proto-Germanicaznōną—

Words derived from “ernen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan →